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bouche

1 American  
[boosh] / buʃ /

noun

Armor.
  1. a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.


Bouché 2 American  
[boo-shey] / buˈʃeɪ /

noun

  1. Louis, 1896–1969, U.S. painter.


Etymology

Origin of bouche

< French phrase à bouche literally, with (a) mouth, said of a notched shield. See bouchée

Example Sentences

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They needed new costumes to differentiate from their performances two years ago, and McKinnon had already designed costumes for the team’s rhythm dance to La Bouche’s “Sweet Dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times

Notaro’s wry delivery here is a mere amuse bouche to some of the background work she does later.

From Salon

A steal at $28 for three courses, diners saddle up to the counter, reminiscent of a chef’s table, for a French and Japanese-inspired amuse bouche with a main dessert, followed by petit fours.

From Salon

An August sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash, with her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz beside her, was painted as a Milk Bone toss to a ravenous wolf pack – an amuse bouche too insubstantial to sate.

From Salon

On top of all that, swoons for the Samantha Jones of it all – an amuse bouche successfully served that's bound to create issues to surmount down the road.

From Salon